The LSU Board of Supervisors athletic committee has approved a two-year contract extension for Coach Ed Orgeron and the Louisiana native is getting a 14-percent raise, which means he’ll make four-million dollars a year. Athletic Director Joe Alleva says Orgeron can earn even more money…
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The full board is expected to approve the new contract this afternoon.

St. Martin Parish sheriff deputies arrest a Broussard mother after she allegedly left her two children, ages 1 and 5, unattended in an unlocked, running vehicle at a truck stop casino for about an hour and a half while she played video poker inside. Major Ginny Higgins says thankfully the kids were not harmed….
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37-year-old Tara Jackson is facing two counts of child desertion.

The Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville is under fire for posting an exhibit sign that described the slaves who powered the plantation as “happy.” A state parks official says the sign has been removed and admits it was in poor taste. Southern University Political Science Professor Albert Samuels says he’s not surprised by the sign…
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About 850 people were enslaved there before the Civil War.

Avoyelles Parish School School Superintendent Blaine Dauzat says they’ve received push back since deciding last week to move to a four-day week schedule for next school year. Classes will run from Tuesday to Friday and some working parents are wondering what they will do with their children on Mondays. Dauzat has this response…
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Dauzat says four-days a week schedule will help attract teachers and there are examples it has led to improved student achievement.